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vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern
vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern

vintage Japanese gandō candle lantern

$128.00

A candlelit predecessor to the torch, this gandō (portable Japanese lantern) has a clever arrangement of pivoting metal rings inside. These were designed to keep a candle upright while the lantern was tilted, allowing its light to be aimed where needed. The plain metal shell gives little away, but displayed with its opening facing out, the ingenuity of this everyday tool is there to enjoy.

metal

H 28 cm; opening 19 cm

sourced in Japan.